How Supplied:

Pricing for TAXOL

Kaposi's sarcoma:

Indications for TAXOL:

Second-line treatment of AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma.

Adult:

See full labeling. Premedicate with corticosteroids, diphenhydramine, H2 antagonists. 135mg/m2 IV over 3 hours every 3 weeks; or 100mg/m2 IV over 3 hours every 2 weeks. Hepatic impairment or neutropenia: see full labeling for dose modifications. Do not treat if neutrophil count <1,000cells/mm3 or platelets <100,000cells/mm3.

Children:

Not established.

Contraindications:

Baseline neutrophil count <1,000cells/mm3.

Boxed Warning:

Should be administered under the supervision of an experienced physician. Anaphylaxis and severe hypersensitivity reactions. Bone marrow suppression.

How Supplied:

Pricing for TAXOL

Respiratory and thoracic cancers:

Indications for TAXOL:

First-line treatment of non-small cell lung cancer in combination with cisplatin in patients who are not candidates for potentially curative surgery and/or radiation therapy.

Adult:

See full labeling. Premedicate with corticosteroids, diphenhydramine, H2 antagonists. 135mg/m2 IV over 24 hours + cisplatin every 3 weeks. Hepatic impairment or neutropenia: see full labeling for dose modifications. Do not treat if neutrophil count <1,500cells/mm3 or platelets <100,000cells/mm3.

Children:

Not established.

Contraindications:

Baseline neutrophil count <1,500cells/mm3.

Boxed Warning:

Should be administered under the supervision of an experienced physician. Anaphylaxis and severe hypersensitivity reactions. Bone marrow suppression.